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Later in the afternoon, Penlee Lifeboat station revealed one of the teenager's friends held her above the surface and saved her life.

"Penlee Inshore Lifeboat ‘Mollie & Ivor Dent’ received a launch request from Falmouth Coastguard at 2.42pm today following reports that a teenager had fallen 20ft onto rocks in the sea near Penlee Point," a spokesperson for the station wrote on Facebook.

"Penlee’s Inshore Lifeboat launched immediately and located the casualty near Bell Rock, the casualty was being was being held above the surface by a friend who very bravely alerted the emergency services and entered the sea to support his friend who suffered severe injuries.

"Penzance Cliff Rescue teams, Paramedics, Search and Rescue helicopter and the Air Ambulance were also tasked.

"Two of the Penlee Lifeboat crew entered the water, the casualty was very cold and in a lot of pain so they lifted the casualty and friend into the lifeboat.

The old lifeboat station at Penlee Point near Mousehole

"Two paramedics who were also on scene were put on board from the old lifeboat slip to help stabilise the casualty the lifeboat then headed to Newlyn, once along side the casualty was taken by ambulance to the air ambulance that landed on Newlyn Green and flown to Derriford Hospital.